Many houses ______ by the earthquake and thousands of people

A、collapse

B、terrify

C、tend

D、threaten

A lot of houses were seriously damaged in the earthquake, so that thousands of people were left homeless.

A、argued

B、opposed

C、discouraged

D、quarreled

Reading Comprehension

Directions:There are two passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D． Youshould decide on the best choice．

Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:

Passage One

The largest earthquake (magnitude里氏9．5)of the 20th century happened on May 22,1960 0ff the coast of South Central Chile．

It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunami（海啸）． Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla Chiloe．The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe-the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中)．Huge tsuna- mi waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within l0 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland．

There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city．Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people． At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed． A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．

Total damage losses, including agriculture and industry, were estimated(估计） to be over a half billion dollars． The total number of deaths related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region． Estimates of deaths reached between 490 and 57,002 with no distinction(差别) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami． However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami．

Where did the largest tsunami damage occur? ( )

A． Concepcion

B． Isia Chiloe

C． Valdivia

D． Valparaiso

Medieval ghettoes were probably like the Jewish quarters in Marrakech--overcrowded,thousands of people living in a narrow street, houses completely windowless, and the whole area dirty and unhygieni()

此题为判断题(对，错)。

Thousands of people perished in the storm.

A．died

B．suffered

C．floated

D．scattered

A、many ways

B、the many ways

C、many ways which

D、the many ways which

About 300 years ago, many people __________.

A． wanted to leave London

B． had big houses in London

C． became policemen

D． came to live in London

A.bear

B.stand

C.suffer

D.have

The news ________（房价将要下跌）has caused many people to sell their houses at lower prices.(fall)